cfact.org Feeling the heat from farmers dumping manure in front of government buildings across the Continent, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is pumping the brakes on a pillar of the European Union’s Net-Zero climate policy and withdrawing an EU-wide bill that would force farmers to reduce
Harry Palmer Born in food-shortage Britain towards the end of WWII, I got used to my day starting with a bowl of porridge, made with water of course, unlike today’s Harraways product cooked in milk (and made in minutes in a microwave, too). So I was startled to see
bobmccoskrie.com Exclusive ACC NZ released documentation to employees yesterday which requires employees to ‘support’ the transition of another employee, that a refusal to use preferred pronouns (not just the changed name) will constitute discrimination, bullying or harassment, and that the person changing their sex can use the toilet of
I have to say, I’m at a loss to understand what the point of this long-winded Jeremiad from Australia’s taxpayer-funded left-wing behemoth really is. In sum, they seem to be bitching about the fact that big retailers are selling booze that looks just like the hoity-toity stuff the
One thing I like doing is visiting business websites, particularly those that claim to be inclusive, rainbow-ticked, etc. For example, one particular company that boasts about being inclusive is, according to its website, “Australasia’s largest homegrown tech company”. The first thing I see is a photo of a bunch
Tom Olohan Tom Olohan joined the Media Research Center as a staff writer for MRC Free Speech America and MRC Business in April 2023. Previously Tom worked for America Rising as a field researcher and media monitoring associate and interned with Heritage Action and AIPAC. He graduated from the University
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. alwynpoole.substack.
bobmccoskrie.com When companies go woke, they often go broke. And the reason they go broke is because people like you and me choose to purchase from companies and retailers who don’t lecture us with woke gender and sexuality virtue signalling as part of our purchase. But more and
JD Reading the accounts of a small Maori Land Trust with which I am familiar, I am struck by some interesting figures. Last year the trust received an income of slightly more than $160,000 as the net profits from farming activities run by a professional manager. From this amount,
If you’d guessed John Tahimere you’d be correct. Pretty good pay considering annual revenue of $71m. Next on the list is Professor Dawn Freshwater of the University of Auckland. Again pretty good pay. But notice that here that the annual revenue is $1.35 billion. And in third
Peter C Earle Peter C Earle, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow who joined AIER in 2018. He holds a PhD in Economics from l’Universite d’Angers, an MA in Applied Economics from American University, an MBA (Finance), and a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy
Joanne Nova A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. She hosted a children’s TV series on Channel Nine, and has done over 200 radio interviews, many on the Australian ABC. She was formerly an associate
Joseph Vazquez Joseph is the MRC Associate Editor for Business & Free Speech America. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science from The George Washington University in 2018. In June, 2019, he completed an exclusive fellowship with the Hertog Foundation, where he participated in their
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Gary M Galles Dr Gary Galles is a Professor of Economics at Pepperdine. His research focuses on public finance, public choice, the theory of the firm, the organization of industry and the role of liberty including the views of many classical liberals and America’s founders. aier.org As reported
Luis Cornelio Luis Cornelio is the MRC assistant editor for Business and Free Speech American. He graduated cum laude with a BA Political Science and a minor in Legal Studies from City College of New York. Most recently he served as the English Editor-in-Chief of El American and is an
